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#FA1E1E Color

#FA1E1E is rgb(250, 30, 30) in RGB, hsl(0, 96%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Red (#F70D1A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FA1E1E
HEX#FA1E1E
RGBrgb(250, 30, 30)
HSLhsl(0, 96%, 55%)
HSVhsv(0, 88%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.245 28.2)
LABlab(54.32% 77.01 59.87)
LCHlch(54.32% 97.55 37.86)

What #FA1E1E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FA1E1E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#FA1E1E Channel Values

How #FA1E1E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 250 · G 30 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 0° · S 96% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 0° · S 88% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 88% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FA1E1E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FA1E1E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FA1E1E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FA1E1E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #FA1E1E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FA1E1E
Protanopia#747417
Protanomaly#B95D1A
Deuteranopia#9A9A00
Deuteranomaly#C87C00
Tritanopia#FA1E1E
Tritanomaly#FA1E1E
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #FA1E1E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fa1e1e: #FA1E1E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FA1E1E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fa1e1e': '#FA1E1E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.980, green: 0.118, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_fa1e1e">#FA1E1E</color>
SVG fillfill="#FA1E1E"

More Red Colors

#FA1E1E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FA1E1E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FA1E1E?

#FA1E1E is a mid-tone red — rgb(250, 30, 30) in RGB and hsl(0, 96%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Red (#F70D1A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.82.

What is the RGB value of #FA1E1E?

#FA1E1E is rgb(250, 30, 30) — red 250, green 30, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FA1E1E?

#FA1E1E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FA1E1E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FA1E1E scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FA1E1E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FA1E1E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 10.71, which is visibly different.

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